oarlock

7 letters in word "oarlock": A C K L O O R.

No anagrams for oarlock found in this word list.

Words found within oarlock:

al ar arc arco ark calk calo car cark carl carol claro cloak coal col cola color coo cook cool cor coral cork croak crook ka karoo ko koa kola kolo kor kora la lac lack lar lark lo loca lock loco loo look loor lor oak oar oca oka okra oo oor or ora oral orc orca rack roc rock rok roo rook

• Definitions:
• A square latch that holds the oar at the outer point of the rigger. The oarlock is the pivot point for the oar; the fulcrum of the lever.
• A device to attach oars to a rowboat, allowing the operator to row rather than paddle the boat.
• The fitting at the end of the rigger that holds the oar. It swivels on the pin. Overlap: The amount by which the oar handles cross over each other at mid stroke. Typical overlap is between 4" and 6."
• U-shaped swivel holding the oar on the rigger, fulcrum of lever created by oar. It is mounted on the rigger "sill" and rotates on an upright pin with a "gate" at top to secure the oar.
• The D-shaped device at the end of the rigger in which the oar rests. There is a locking gate at the top to keep the oar in place.
• A pivot attached to a boat and which holds an oar.
• A U-shaped device on a boat's gunwale where the oar rests and swings; also called a "rowlock".
• peg: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• A Rowlock (British) or an Oarlock (US) is a device that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum, and, in doing so, the propulsive force that the rower exerts on the water with the oar is transferred to the boat by the thrust force exerted on the rowlock.

• oarlike ←
• oarless ←
• oaring ←
• oarlock
• → oarlocks
• → oars
• → oarsman